Ice cream cakes are enjoyable summer desserts that date back to the Renaissance. They can be made with cake or cookies, round with layers of cake with ice cream layered together to make any form. More...

Deputies are asking for the public's help in locating a convicted sex offender. Last week, officers tried to pay a visit to Bruce Lamont Wesby's residence on Shell Bluff Spur Road but learned he hadn't lived there since mid-May. More...

Everette Rhodes and Jacqueline Hopkins announce their engagement. The wedding is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Girard. A reception will immediately follow at the Legion across from BI-LO. More...

Constituents in District 1 will now rely on the leadership of Lucious Abrams Jr., who won the commission seat in a seven-precinct sweep last night. Just over 19 percent of the 2,398 qualified voters cast their votes, with 396 going to Abrams. More...

We join with his colleagues, the thousands of patients he has helped through the years, and his countless friends in saluting Dr. B. Lamar Murray on the 50th anniversary of his medical practice here. More...

A new head coach will be calling the shots for the Bears on the baseball diamond. Sean Tiernan has been approved by the Burke County Board of Education as the new coach for Burke County High School's baseball team. More...

The May meeting of the Burke County Board of Education honored 440 years of experience when retiring educators and Angeline Williams, BOE bookkeeper, were recognized. Williams is retiring with 28 plus years experience. More...